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Originally Posted by AurochJake

How would you picture deployment working if you could start a game while your opponent is offline? I'm not sure it would be possible in the current framework given you need to be part of a shared lobby before advancing to deployment, and need an established defender and attacker.

Even if both players have to have accepted the game first, there's no reason they need to both be online for the first to deploy player to do their deployment (or for that player to still be online when the second player deploys) any more then they would need to both be online to take their turns.

I mean it could work like this:

1. Bob tells the game he is open for invites and logs off.
2. Alice logs in and the matchmaker pairs her with Bob.
3. Bob gets a notification.
4. The game generates a scenario. Alice is assigned the first-to-deploy side.
5. Alice deploys and logs out.
6. Bob gets a notification.
7. Bob logs in and deploys. Then takes his first turn.
8. Alice gets a notification.